[excieve]

Empathy is what distinguishes us from being just angry monkeys. But then, there are of course very selfish goals like long-term survival and freedom to live as you like outside of yet another authoritarian prison of nations. Which would be less likely for at least a significant part of Europe should most not care now.

[baisq]

Practically nobody had empathy when the West bombed the Middle East for decades. I guess we all are angry monkeys. ;)